Supported Platforms
sample-rate
Syntax
Hierarchy Level
Release Information
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.3 for EX Series switches.
Option number (directly following sample-rate) deprecated and options egress number and ingress number added in Junos OS Release 10.4 for EX Series switches.
Description
Set the ratios of the number of packets to be sampled in sFlow network traffic monitoring. For example, if you specify a rate of 1000, every thousandth packet (1 packet out of 1000) is sampled.
Default
By default, both ingress and egress sample rates are disabled if no global sample rate is configured.
 | Note: The sample-rate number (the global sample-rate) statement has been deprecated and might be removed from future product releases. We strongly recommend that you phase out its use. |
Options
egress number—Egress qualifier for the sample rate.
Range: 100–1073741823
Default: 2048
ingress number—Ingress qualifier for the sample rate.
Range: 100–1073741823
Default: 2048
Required Privilege Level
routing—To view this statement in the
configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement
to the configuration.
